Metadata
Title
Set of Arrowheads
Creator
Yaqui tribe
Created
1985
Description
Original object (physical):
Dimensions: Row 1: a) 7.5 X 4 X .6; b) 4.5 X 2.5 X.8; c) 9 X 4 X .4 ; d) 2.6 X 3.5 X .4; e) 6 X 2.3 X .8 ; Row 2: a) 4.3 X 1.9 X .6; b) 4.8 X 2 X.6; c) 4.7 X 2.4 X .6; d) 3.5 X 2.3 X.5; e) 3.5 X 2.4 X .9 ; f) 4.5 X 2 X .8; Row 3: a) 4.3 X 2 X .8 ; b) 3.5 X 2.5 X .7 ; c) 2.8 X 1.8 X.7 ; d) 3.2 X 2.2 X .8; e) 3 X 2.2 X .8; f)) 3 X 2.2 X .7; g) 3.7 X 2.5 X .7 ; Row 4: a) 2.8 X 2 X.6 ; b) 2..7 X 2.2 X .6 ; c) 2 X 1 X .4 ; d) 2.2 X 17 X .5; e) 2.5 X 1.2 X.4; f) 2.8 X 17 X .6 and g) 2 X 12 X .5
Stone technique
Description
Arrowheads of different sizes and colors based on obsidian (glazed volcanic lava), were produced by manual labor of prolonged abrasion.
In the past they were used both in hunting and in war; Coyote warriors added venom from poisonous animals to these tips to kill the enemy.
Format
Still image / jpg
Spatial
Sonora , Cócorit
Temporal
1981 -1990
Is part of
Historical room, Museum of the Yaqui people
Provenance
Museum of the Yaqui people. Sinaloa and Obregon No. 200, Cocorit, Cajeme, Sonora
It has been part of the museum's collection since its creation in 1985.
Language
eng
Date
2021-12-14
Identifier
Web Catalogación Obregón 2016 - 2779
ISC-CGPC-MY-0037
RS-OM-MEY-37
Contributor
Sonoran Institute of Culture
Casanova, Juan (photography);
Ruiz Félix, José María (investigation)
Valencia, Carlos (translation to english)
License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Rights
Sonoran Institute of Culture



